Sizzle
Synopsis
Adam, a rich industrialist aspires to a more cultured world. Spurred on by playful jibes that he’s little more than a city suit living the capitalist's dream, this frustrated amateur opera singer decides to put on an opera in his lavish country retreat. Once his friends see him belting out the notes, he feels sure it will spell the end to their shallow taunts. It might even help him win the hand of Celia, the female conductor he has been pursuing and is the first to be recruited for his showpiece.
As for the other major roles and the production, Adam brings in the pros. A troupe of sexy, young singers with enough collective sexual tension to literally light up the stage. The opera they will be performing is Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutte, the master composer's fabled romp through the bittersweet themes of sexual infidelity. As the disparate group begins to rehearse, it isn’t long before life starts to replicate art and their relationships flourish and flounder.
Details
- Year
- 2010
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 115 mins
- Format
- 35mm
- Director
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Chris Menaul
- Producer
- Jonathan Evans
- Editor
- St. John O' Rorke
- Screenwriter
- Jeremy Sams, Sir John Mortimer
- Director of Photography
- Tim Palmer
- Production Designer
- Stuart Walker
- Sound
- Colin Chapman
- Composer
- James Morgan
- Principal cast
- Richard E Grant, Sarah Brightman, Mia Maestro, Julian Ovenden, Oliver Dimsdale, Emma Williams, Nigel Lindsay
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Cosi Productions
Shaftesbury AvenueLondon W1D 6AR
UK
T +44 (0)20 7235 3216
romilly@britanniafilmandtv.com
Sales Company
SC Films International
3a Lower James StreetLondon W1F 9EH
UK
T +44 (0)20 7287 1900
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